This was Max 1 year ago today:
Just a tiny little 8 1/2 lb baby
And here is my big boy today!
(ALWAYS moving)
We had a little more of this because he is currently working on some teeth:
But hey? It's his birthday... and he can cry if he wants to.
A friend I work with came over and took some cute pictures of Max for his birthday. He even got to dive into a cake! Pictures to come...
Sorry this is so short. Yesterday our little family got some upsetting news. Chris had been drinking a lot recently and described it as an unquenchable thirst. So he in turn started peeing a lot and needing to get up 3-4 times at night. I think I was in denial even though I knew these were alarming symptoms. Then he told me last Saturday that he had lost almost 25 lb's. I had noticed he was a little thinner, his gut was gone... but 25 POUNDS!! I knew he needed to see a doctor immediately!
He went to the doctor yesterday and his blood glucose was 510 (normal is 70-110). He has diabetes. They are pretty sure he has Type I because he is displaying all the classic symptoms. But they have to run some more blood tests to be sure. Type I means his body doesn't make any insulin anymore. They think type I is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks and builds antibodies against the islet cells that produce insulin in the pancreas. He will have to be insulin dependant for the rest of his life.
He has been taking this news quite well. His father was an insulin dependant diabetic, and he grew up watching his dad check his glucose, and give himself insulin. I on the other hand have been a little bit of a wreck. I wish I could take this burden from him. I know it isn't a death sentence, but his life will be changing a lot. And it's not just the diet, or the insulin, it is the fact that his life is just a little more fragile than it used to be. At any moment his glucose could be too low or high and it could be dangerous.
He is strong. He will be able to do it. He is an amazing man.
And I am so grateful for my two boys
Big and little.
4 comments:
Oh Lisa, I feel for you and Chris. You both are strong and will get through this. And happy birthday to Max! He is getting so big! I will call you soon. Love you.
So sorry about the diagnosis. It's definitely life changing.
WOw- what a year! I can't believe it has gone so fast- I hope all goes well with the diabetes. In this day and age it seems no diagnosis can stop us! Best of luck adjusting to it all....
Sorry to hear the news about Chris, our family has a history of type 1 and so I'm very familiar with it. It will be life changing, but thankfully these days, healthcare and technology has come so far, he will live with the disease better than he ever could have before! Glad you figured it out before he was in worse shape. You are such a strong person, I know guys will make it thru!
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